Option A: Install URH like a boss

Install prerequisites

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Depending the SDR device you are going to use, you need to install the packages which manage your SDR in linux. For example, for HackRF:

sudo apt install -y hackrf libhackrf0 libhackrf-dev

For BladeRF:

sudo apt install -y libbladerf2 libbladerf-dev bladerf-firmware-fx3

Install the dependencies required by URH:

sudo apt install python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-dev build-essential cython3 python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-pyqt5.qtwebengine

Create an python virtual environment:

python3 -m venv urhenv
source urhenv/bin/activate

Into the virtual environment, execute the following:

pip install cython setuptools wheel numpy pyrtlsdr pyhackrf pyusb psutil pyqt5

Build URH

Clone the URH Github repo and build the tool with setup.py:

git clone https://github.com/jopohl/urh/
cd urh
python setup.py install
python setup.py build_ext --inplace

Finally, open URH with the command “urh” and go to Edit -> Options. And enable the features for you SDR (in my case for HackRF and BladeRF)

And voalaa!

At the end, if do you want, you could create a Desktop launcher for URH:

With that, you can run URH from the desktop

Option B (Docker) like a fake hacker

Be a looser and just run the URH Docker (https://hub.docker.com/r/jopohl/urh/)

1. Connect your SDR device to your computer
2. Run the following commands:

docker run --rm \
       -e DISPLAY=${DISPLAY} \
       -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
       -v $HOME:/root \
       --privileged \
       jopohl/urh

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Danilo Erazo

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Danilo Erazo is Security Researcher at PCA Cybersecurity from November 2025. He has experience in developing electronic devices, pentesting, software development, reverse engineering and hardware hacking. He has reported critical KIA Corporation, Suzuki, KIA Ecuador, Realtek Semiconductor Corp and many Latin American Banks as pentester. He holds multiple practical certifications in cybersecurity and computer networks, such as OSWP, CEH, CBP, CCSP, CPAZ, CNSP, CAP, CPNA, CCNA, API Security for Connected Cars and Fleets, Practical Junior IoT Tester (PJIT). He is part of the DEFCON CHV. Danilo is the organizer of the Car Hacking Villa at Ekoparty, the founder of the conference PWNORDIE in Ecuador. He has been a speaker at Secure Our Streets 2025, DEFCON33, DEFCON32, Recon 2025, Hardwear USA 2025, Ekoparty 2023, 2024, Bsides Colombia 2024, 2025, etc. He also shares content about Hardware Hacking and Pentesting in his YouTube Channel @revers3everything

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